Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking to recruit an early years apprentice. The successful candidate will be supporting the provision in our nursery. Working across 4 rooms with children 0-4, assisting with the general day-to-day work of the setting under the close direction of the Nursery Team/Manager.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Flexible to work between 7.45am-6pm with bi-monthly staff meetings 6am-8pm. A typical shift for an apprentice is 9.00am-4.45pm with a 45-minute break.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Supporting or leading educational games and activities for children aged 0-5 years
Preparing the learning environment with resources and displays
Helping with trips and outings
Feeding and changing children
Observing and assessing children to help their learning
Developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
To keep children safe and follow safeguarding policies
To maintain a clean and safe environment

Where you’ll work

Fazakerley Childrens Centre

Barlows Lane

L9 9EH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.

Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).

Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.

Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.

Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.

Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.

Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.

Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.

Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.

Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.

Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.

Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.

Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.

Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.

Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.

Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.

Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.

Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.

Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

The Level 3 Apprenticeship for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) prepares learners to become Early Years Educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years

This qualification is structured around the following four themes:

Health and well-being
Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
Play, development and learning for school readiness
Professional development
You will also complete a Paediatric first-aid qualification, and Functional Skills in maths and English if required.

The training will take place within the educational setting with no day release required to college and you will have regular reviews with your tutor every 4 - 6 weeks.

Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level before taking the end-point assessment.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English & Maths (grade C/4/ Functional Skills Level 2)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Fazakerley Children's Centre accepts Children aged from 0 years to 5 years and is open Mon-Fri @ 0800-1800 with capacity to accept up to 65 Children.

After this apprenticeship

Once completed the apprenticeship the can progress to a qualified early years educator and have key children

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Jenny Lindley

jenny.lindley@education-and-skills.com

07506080920

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277874.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 4 October at 11:59pm)

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